EC opens nomination for 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has opened nominations for the upcoming December 7, 2024, presidential and parliamentary elections.

In a statement released on Thursday, August 1, 2024, the EC announced that individuals interested in participating in the presidential and parliamentary polls should download the nomination form from its website (https://ec.gov.gh/forms/) starting on Friday, August 2, 2024.

The commission specified that it will be accepting completed nomination forms from Monday, September 9, 2024, to Friday, September 13, 2024.

Regarding the presidential election, the EC mentioned that completed nomination forms must be signed by the candidate and at least two registered voters from each district assembly in the country.

Additionally, the completed form should indicate the vice-presidential candidate of the nominee.

The EC also stated that upon submission of the completed form at its headquarters in Accra, candidates are required to pay GH¢100,000 as filing fees.

For the parliamentary elections, the EC explained that completed forms must be “witnessed by the signature or mark of two registered voters as Proposer and Seconder supported by 18 other registered voters in the Constituency who signed the nomination forms for the candidate.”

Furthermore, upon submission of the nomination forms to the returning officer of the constituency, parliamentary candidate nominees are expected to pay GH¢10,000 as a filing fee, which should be paid via a banker’s draft addressed to the commission.

Read the full details of the nomination processes below: